Joseph, 1797–1878, U.S. physicist.
O., pen name of William Sydney Porter.
Patrick, 1736–99, American patriot, orator, and statesman.
Cape, a cape in SE Virginia at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.
Fort. Fort Henry.
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “home” and “kingdom.”
Joseph. 1797–1878, US physicist. He discovered the principle of electromagnetic induction independently of Faraday and constructed the first electromagnetic motor (1829). He also discovered self-induction and the oscillatory nature of electric discharges (1842)
Patrick. 1736–99, American statesman and orator, a leading opponent of British rule during the War of American Independence
Prince, known as Harry. born 1984, second son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales
First recorded in 1890–95; named after J. Henry
After Benjamin Tyler Henry (1821–98), U.S. inventor who designed it
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From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2014
The jury saw an email from Goodman to colleagues sent on 14 April 2006 which said William and his friends were "upsetting other guests with their braying hooray henry antics".
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2013
You must play your part until you see that henry and I have escaped from the elevator and have left the building, and that is all.
From The Water goats and other troubles by Ellis Parker Butler
"Can it be," I asked, "that you have a brother henry?"
From The Water goats and other troubles by Ellis Parker Butler
Fort henry, on the Tennessee River, had first been taken, and after that, Fort Donelson, on the Cumberland River, also in the State, Tennessee.
From North America — Volume 2 by Anthony Trollope
During the case, haunting dashcam footage from the police patrol car was played showing the moment PC Harper confronted teenagers Henry Long, Bowers and Cole down a dark country lane.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The bank sees rising copper volumes coming from both Northparkes and Ernest Henry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Sosnick quotes a post on LinkedIn by Henry Schwartz in which the vice president of market intelligence at Cboe examines trading in S&P 500 options.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
The driver of the vehicle, Henry Long, received a 16-year sentence and will not be eligible.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The cellar shook as the American tanks rolled past the house, and, as Henry saw the immense tanks, he realized for the first time how frightening German tanks must have appeared to the Russian people.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
It would have a resistance at ordinary temperatures of 6,600 ohms, and an inductance of 460 henrys.
From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by John Ambrose Fleming
Its formula is Inductive reactance = L ω wherein L is the inductance in henrys and ω is 2 π n, or twice 3.1416 times the frequency.
From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Kempster Miller
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